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According to my knowledge, College of Engineering, Pune is not that popular. When you do a basic google search, most suggestions say it is a good college. Many people have also compared it with VNIT Nagpur while a few also say that it is probably better than VNIT.
When these two colleges are compared to NIT Surathkal, it makes NIT Surathkal the best. This institute ranks as one of the top 3 NITs in our country – NIT Trichy, NIT Warangal and NIT Surathkal.
If placements are your concern, they are pretty good. Additionally, the average packages are also increasing every year.
Even if your grades are low, you will still land a job in some company. However, It is advised to study hard if you want a plethora of opportunities to be open for you.
There are quite a few top notch companies that pay higher salaries every year.
Most packages are 10+ and increasing even now.
Here are some basic facts about both the colleges -
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College of Engineering Pune
NIT Surathkal
Course Fee
1.62-2.58 lakh
5.45 lakh
Placement Percentage
79.3%
93-95%
Highest CTC
13 LPA
15-20 LPA
Average CTC
4 LPA
6-7 LPA
Recruiting Companies
Oracle, Microsoft, Infosys, ZS Associates, etc.
DRDO, Wipro, HP, GE, Moog India, Goldman Sachs, Google, etc.
As of 2021, the highest international package offered was INR 83 LPA with one student receiving a domestic package of INR 49 LPA, with more than 286 different companies visiting the institute. The top recruiters here include Oracle, Uber, Amazon, Goldman Sachs and Google.
A major plus point is also the beach is quite close to the college. If you are looking for a drawback, it is probably the food. You will find a north Indian and south Indian mess but the food is nothing to boast about.
Overall, you will definitely have a good time at NIT Surathkal. You will have to research a little more about Pune.